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Toward more efficient and effective public social spending in Central America /
Central America has come a long way both in terms of economic and political stability. Increasingly the region is focusing on implementing productivity-enhancing reforms as well as supporting reductions in poverty and inequality. This report analyzes recent trends in public social spending in Centra...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. : The World Bank,
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ;
2017.
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| Colección: | World Bank e-Library.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Overview; Main Findings; Main Recommendations; Note; Chapter 1 Introduction; Notes; Chapter 2 Context: Progress and Opportunities for Human Development in Central America; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Recent Trends in Social Spending across the Region and Sectors, 2007-14; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Coverage and Targeting; Education Coverage and Targeting; Health Care Coverage and Targeting; Social Protection and Labor Coverage and Targeting; Notes; References.
- Chapter 5 Effectiveness and Efficiency of Public Social Services; Effectiveness and Efficiency of Education Services; Effectiveness and Efficiency of Health Services; Effectiveness and Efficiency of Social Protection and Labor Spending; Cost-Effectiveness of Public Spending: Relating Spending to Outcome; Notes; References; Chapter 6 Selected Institutional and Governance Arrangements in the Social Sectors; Education; Health; Social Protection and Labor; Note; References; Chapter 7 Policy Recommendations; Education; Health; Social Protection and Labor; Cross-Sectoral and Cross-Regional Messages.
- NotesReferences; Appendix A Survey Sources, by Country; Boxes; Box 4.1 Expanding Health Coverage in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Panama through Mobile Teams; Box 5.1 Politics Matter-Strong Teachers' Unions Often Fight Changes; Box 5.2 Challenges Posed by NCDs to the Costa Rican Health System; Box 5.3 Impact of Avancemos CCT in Costa Rica; Box 5.4 The Experience of the Red de Protección Social CCT in Nicaragua; Box 5.5 The Experience of the PATI in El Salvador; Box 5.6 Public Sector Performance (PSP) and Public Sector Efficiency (PSE) Indicators; Figures.
- Figure 1.1 Government Revenue Compared with GDP per Capita, 2014Figure 1.2 Changes in Revenue and Fiscal Balance (Deficit or Surplus), 2007-14; Figure 2.1 GDP per Capita, 2000-14; Figure 2.2 Poverty Rates, 2005-14; Figure 2.3 Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2004-14; Figure 2.4 Distribution of Youth, 15-18 Years Old, by Activity (2014 or Most Recent Year); Figure 2.5 Distribution of Youth, by Activity and Income Quintile (2012 or Most Recent Year); Figure 3.1 Social Expenditure as a Share of GDP, 2007-14; Figure 3.2 Per Capita Social Public Expenditure, by Sector, 2012 or Latest Year Available.
- Figure 3.3 Budget Execution, by Sector, 2007-14; Figure 3.4 Social Spending as a Share of Total Public Spending in the Subregion, 2007-14; Figure 3.5 Primary Public Expenditure per Pupil as a Share of GDP per Capita Compared with GDP per Capita; Figure 3.6 Secondary Public Expenditure per Pupil as a Share of GDP per Capita Compared with GDP per Capita; Figure 3.7 Public Spending, by Educational Level, as a Share of Education Public Spending in the Subregion, 2014; Figure 3.8 Preprimary and Primary Public Education Spending in the Subregion, 2007-14.